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Oud-Noord

Oud-Noord is one of 20 districts in Groningen, with 19,060 residents and 10,853 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €249,000 is 20% below the municipal average. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 001403 · 3 neighbourhoods · 486 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
19,060residents1 January 2025
€249,000average WOZ home valueGroningen: €313,000
16%green within 500 mGroningen: 24%
275services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Oud-Noord in GroningenPostcodes in Oud-Noord highlighted; the rest of Groningen in grey
Map of Groningen with Oud-Noord highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Oud-Noord.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 150 neighbourhoods in Groningen.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Indische buurt8,525€238k16%11%9%17%250
Professorenbuurt6,430€276k31%13%7%13%318
De Hoogte4,095€237k10%22%7%16%259

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Oud-Noord is €249,000, against €313,000 in Groningen.

10,853homes8 newly built in 2025
14%single-family houses86% flats and apartments
19%owner-occupied51% housing association
9%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
690 m³gas per home per yearGroningen: 750 m³
1,700 kWhelectricity per home per yearGroningen: 2,060 kWh
11%homes off the gas gridGroningen: 11%
15%homes with solar panelsGroningen: 33%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Oud-Noord compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

75%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyGroningen: 60%
4%in the top 20% nationallyGroningen: 11%
8.7%of residents live below the poverty lineGroningen: 5.8%
€2,000median household wealthGroningen: €13,000
66.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workGroningen: 68.0%
41%with a university or higher professional degreeGroningen: 45%
10.0%of workers are self-employedGroningen: 13.0%
0.3cars per householdGroningen: 0.5

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 1,131 crimes in Oud-Noord in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 59.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 60.6 across Groningen.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds315
Other property crime108
Vandalism and criminal damage78
Assault45
Driving under the influence37
Theft from vehicles32
Burglary of homes27
Threats18
Vehicle theft10
Street robbery6
Public violence against people4
Hold-up robbery3

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Oud-Noord, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km11.5
Primary pupils living here880
Secondary pupils living here510
Business premises1,890
Residents per km²10,726
Land area178 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

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